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Cerebral oximetry monitoring during aortic arch aneurysm replacement surgery in Jehovah's Witness patient -A case report- [PDF]
Anesthetic management for aortic arch aneurysm (AAA) surgery employing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in a Jehovah's Witness (JW) patient is a challenge to anesthesiologist due to its complexity of procedures and their refusal of allogeneic ...
Seong-Hyop Kim +4 more
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Surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses [PDF]
This is a retrospective study of the outcome of surgical procedures in patients who were Jehovah's Witnesses. Over a 75-month period, 58 Jehovah's Witness patients had 78 surgical procedures at the Vancouver General Hospital. Three patients had preexisting anaemia of less than 100 g.L-1 haemoglobin.
D H, Wong, L C, Jenkins
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Equal Societies, Autonomous Lives: Reconciling social equality and relational autonomy
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Hugo Cossette‐Lefebvre
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ABSTRACT Introduction In Cameroon, 24% of adolescents have already begun childbearing, and 16.2% experience a subsequent pregnancy within 7–17 months after their first birth. Nearly 80% of these pregnancies are unplanned, highlighting the critical need for effective contraceptive use among adolescents.
Véronique Sophie Mboua Batoum +10 more
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ABSTRACT Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is only ever measured at the individual level. In this paper, we ask: do groups have class identities? And do those class identities correspond with material resources? To answer these questions, we examine data from 31 of the most prominent American religious denominations in the early ...
Tessa Huttenlocher, Melissa Wilde
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Should Jehovah’s Witness patients be listed for heart transplantation?
This best evidence topic in Cardiac Surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: for [Jehovah’s Witness patients with end-stage heart failure] can these patients undergo a [heart transplantation] without an ...
Elsayed Elmistekawy +2 more
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The management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) presents a unique challenge in individuals who are unable to accept plasma due to religious beliefs, given that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the standard of care. A 61-year-old Jehovah’s
Ming Y Lim MBB. Chir. +1 more
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Free to become martyrs? The right to refuse medical treatment on religious grounds in a comparative perspective [PDF]
This study focuses on the right of patients to refuse medical treatments on religious grounds and on the (supposed) right to the parents to refuse medical treatments on behalf of their children, emphasizing the links and connections between the freedom
PACILLO, Vincenzo
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Compelling private sport speech
Abstract The intermingling of sport and political speech has become increasingly poignant. Although basketball star Michael Jordan has now clarified that his famous statement that “Republicans buy sneakers, too” was made in jest when asked about why he did not make political statements, Michael Jordan was well within his rights to avoid the political ...
Thomas A. Baker III +2 more
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A 13-year-old male Jehovah’s Witness presented with severe ulcerative colitis and anemia. Protective custody enabled blood transfusion; infliximab induced remission. Management required collaboration among physicians, family, and faith community.
Cynthia Alvarez +2 more
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